Body and Senses Refigured

Waltz Duet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUcRdKdGMxo

Animation and the digital age of film is such a huge part of the evolution of life, and the creation of something that hasn’t been seen before to people of the era of black and white, silent films etc. Animation is something that is fairly new to the world of film, but it is also not so new at the same time. Animation brings the little characters we play in our minds as children or even as adults and gives a whole new life to what we think, or even how we think. Animation is such a powerful medium because it can be shown to all audiences and can impact them in a way where other film mediums or styles cannot. This short animated film ‘Waltz Duet’ is not only cinematically beautiful, but the meaning and message behind it is bigger than the animation itself. That is what I think animation does best, is that it allows that emotion to crawl within to your thoughts, and sink in. For some reason no matter how good a film maybe or powerful it is, sometimes it never stands up to the emotion that an animation can give. With animation it can tell a story in such a small amount of time. Not only that but it has such detail and can tell a story without anything but visuals and sound, no dialogue necessary. This animation in particular gives the message that no matter who you are you should accept yourself for what you are, and not care about what other think of you. It also gives the message that you should not judge people on their appearance, but on who they are as people. Animations such as these from The CGBROS are what I love about this medium. It takes something so simple, and turns it into something beautiful and has a deep meaning behind it, which can connect to children and adults alike. Everything in the background, to the facial features to the look of the characters are in such a wonderful detail, that grabs you more into the story of these sisters. Whilst watching this, my body began to crouch down a little bit when one of the sisters is feeling sad because she feels insecure. Because I know what it feels like to be insecure about my appearance my body reacted the same way the character did, and how I may react myself in real life to certain people if they were to look at me the same way. It has such a huge sense of humanity to it because it is coming from such a raw emotional bank that is tucked away and is expressed through animation.